Jeremy Halpern - Multimedia Specialist
195 East 4th Street, Apt. #8
(212) 505-8111
EDUCATION
New York University
1983-87 - Undergraduate Drama, B.F.A.
1989-90 - Artist in residence - Interactive Telecommunications Program
Worked with audio and video equipment, including editing and digital processing. Developed content for interactive Manhattan Cable TV program called "Window" with Macintosh, PC, and Amiga computers.
EMPLOYMENT
:2007-Present - Consultant - Macktez Corp
, 137 Grand Street, 4th floor NYC (646) 274-0933 (www.macktez.com)Duties include:
• Management of multiple clients with Mac OS X and Windows workstations, including troubleshooting and upgrading.
• Installation and maintenance of mail servers, file servers, web servers, and FTP servers. Also migrations from one ISP to another.
• Management and monitoring of backup systems, including redundancy and offsite emergency copies.
• Telephone help desk for all clients including troubleshooting, software and Internet guidance.
• Troubleshooting and guidance for in house design studios including scanning, Quark, Abobe CS, Postscript, and Fierys.
• Troubleshooting and tutoring for clients with handheld devices (Blackberrys, Treos, and iPhones).
2006-2007 - Help Desk Mac Support - The Weinstein Company, 345 Hudson Street, 13th floor NYC 646-289-2209
(www.weinsteinco.com)Duties included:
• Management of network with 150+ (Mac OS X and Windows) workstations, including remote offices in Los Angeles, London, and China. Responsible for research and purchasing, configuration, set up, troubleshooting and upgrading.
• Set up and maintenance of web server, video streaming server and FTP server.
• Design and management of backup systems, including redundancy and offsite emergency copies.
• Extensive help desk for all employees and clients including troubleshooting, software and Internet guidance.
• Troubleshooting and guidance for in house design studio including scanning, Quark, Adobe CS, Postscript and Fierys.
• Troubleshooting and guidance for in house audio recording and AVID offline video editing including broadcast, DVD and streaming Internet output.
• Responsible for T1 Internet Access and troubleshooting/guidance for firewalls, backbone and routers.
• Management of digital phone and voicemail system.
• Management of Filemaker Pro databases to manage client jobs as well as personnel and hardware/software.
1998-2006 - IT Department Head - Margeotes Fertitta + Partners LLC, 411 Lafayette Street, 6th floor NYC (212) 460-0456 (
)Duties included:
• Management of AppleTalk network with 100+ (Mac OS X and Windows) workstations, including troubleshooting and upgrading. Responsible for research and purchasing, configuration, and set up using the company's existing hubs and wiring.
• Installation and maintenance of mail server, file server (X-Serve), web server, and FTP server.
• Design and management of backup systems, including redundancy and offsite emergency copies.
• Extensive help desk for all employees and clients including troubleshooting, software and Internet guidance.
• Troubleshooting and guidance for in house design studio including scanning, Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Postscript, three Fierys and a large format plotter.
• Troubleshooting and guidance for in house audio recording and AVID offline video editing including broadcast, DVD and streaming Internet output.
• Responsible for T1 Internet Access and troubleshooting/guidance for firewalls, backbone and routers.
• Management of Unix based Avaya digital phone and voicemail system including Call Accounting.
• Management of Windows NT based accounting system (AdServe).
• Creation and Management of Filemaker Pro databases to manage client jobs as well as personnel and hardware/software.
• Software instructor for employees in Mac OS X, MS Office, and Internet applications.
1996-1998 - The Fund for the City of New York
, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th floor NYC (212) 925-6675 (http://www.fcny.org)Duties included:
• Software instructor for various non-profit organizations in Windows95, MS Office, and Internet applications.
• Curriculum development for classes in Macromedia Shockwave, multimedia Web design, audio and graphics.
• Basic maintenance for the fourteen workstations used in the labs, both WIndows95 and 3.1.
• Internet and graphic design work in HTML and Macromedia Director.
• Computer consulting (including assessment of equipment, troubleshooting, tutoring, and Internet advisor).
1990-95 - QLT Imprint Supplies
, 95 Morton Street, 6th floor NYC (212) 691-1515 (http://www.qlt.com)Duties included:
• Management of Novell network with 15 workstations, including troubleshooting and upgrading. Responsible for research and purchasing, configuration, and set up using the company's existing hubs and wiring.
• Tutoring other employees in Windows and software packages.
• Demonstration of both software and hardware to potential customers/vendors as well as beta testing. (Video capture/graphics system with proprietary software and dye-sub printers. Also included a heat press for image transfer onto t-shirts, ceramic mugs, caps, etc.)
• Desktop publishing and graphic work (including HTML, design, photo-processing, printing, newsletter, etc.)
• Database maintenance (customers, shipping, returns) and research.
• Customer service (technical support for software/hardware, complaints and returns).
1987-present - 1-800-WEIRDOS /Verge
, Founder, Owner and Sole Proprietor (http://www.weirdos.com)Verge is a multimedia performance group which uses music and computers to create theatrical comedy shows and products. We have performed all over New York City, and recently produced our own CD, entitled "Little Idiot", in our own digital, fully automated MIDI recording studio. Verge has produced three different shows for Manhattan cable TV, and has advertised "Little Idiot" nationally on Comedy Central.
Duties include: musical composition/arrangements (using MIDI/digital audio), booking gigs, lighting design, vocal training, advertising (including design and production), Internet work in Macromedia Director and HTML, desktop publishing, database management, video editing/processing, maintenance of electronic equipment.